New Gilera SC 125 March 30, 2006
Gilera is making a comeback in the 125cc sport segment with an uncompromising bike. Light, compact and innovative, the Gilera SC 125 is the perfect bike for youngsters wanting to experience the thrill of riding a 125cc supersport. The fairing carries the historic Gilera logo - a brand that has made Moto GP history.
Gilera is back in the 250cc class of the Moto GP after a 13-year lapse and the brand is celebrating the event with the launch of the Gilera SC 125, a sport bike for young motorcycling enthusiasts who are already sure, at only 16, that they want …
MotoGP: Ducati Marlboro Preview Qatar Grand Prix
The Ducati Marlboro Team travels to the Middle-East leading the 2006 MotoGP World Championship after a sensational start to the season in Spain, where Loris Capirossi took his Desmosedici GP06 to a brilliant win in front of 131,000 fans.
The Italian squad dominated Jerez: Capirossi and Sete Gibernau qualified first and second fastest, Capirossi won the race in spectacular style, a perfect weekend only spoiled when while Gibernau bike’s encountered a technical glitch. Both riders proved that they are super-fast on qualifying tyres and race tyres, proving that the long winter’s work undertaken by the team, Ducati and Bridgestone has been …
SBK: Double Interview With Spanish Riders Fonsi Nieto And Ruben Xaus
What do you see as the most important aspect of your character?
Fonsi: I’m hyper-active.
Ruben: I’m good in company. I love my friends and they love me too.
What are you thinking of when you pull your visor shut at the start of a race?
Fonsi: Winning.
Ruben: Having fun and going fast.
What do you envy most, one in the other?
Fonsi: He’s taller than me!
Ruben: I’m happy with what I’ve got, really. Fonsi is really famous in Spain, but that means he’s always getting stopped by people when he’s out for a walk. I’d rather keep it the way it is.
What’s your favourite circuit?
Fonsi: …
Endurance: Teams And Riders Update
No Limits & RT Show Improvement at Albacete Tests - Steve Mizera Switches from Kawasaki to Honda - Assen and Le Mans Numbers Game…
No Limits at Albacete
No Limits & RT Racing Team Suzuki had a successful time at the recent Dunlop Albacete pre-season test sessions. All their riders recorded better times than last year despite not having ridden the endurance bike since the final round of the 2005 season last September.
The team have also renewed their collaboration with sponsor HPE. As a result, developments over the winter have resulted in 1.5kg of weight being saved through the use of titanium …
Club Italia 6.5 Invites To 6th Italian Meeting
The Club Italia 6.5 has again started up a series of engagements for those in possession of Philippe Starck’s mythical creature. They have set the date for the 6th Italian meeting that will take place on the splendid Gulf of Naples in less than a month. It will attract the lovers of the 6.5 for a four-day meeting full of discovery.
The appointment for the Motò and their owners will be from April 22nd to the 25th in Naples, Salerno, and Caserta’s palace.
For information and sign-ups, please visit the Club Italia 6.5 website at www.seipuntocinque.com.
World’s Largest BMW Motorcycle Centre Opens In Munich, Germany
Munich. Just in time for the start of the 2006 season, the BMW Branch in Munich is opening its new Motorcycle Centre at Frankfurter Ring 29, right next to the main operation.
The world’s largest BMW Motorcycle Centre, which is unique in this style to date, will be opening to customers over a total area of 9,000 m2, after around a year’s renovation work and investments of 5.6 million euros.
The former “Halmburger & Höflich” premises have been completely refurbished and now offer customers the opportunity to explore the complete world of BMW motorcycles over an area covering 3,000 m2. The manager …
Endurance: Assen 500 On New Circuit Layout March 29, 2006
Assen 500: First World Championship Race to be Held on New Track…
The TT Circuit Assen has been redesigned over the winter, with the “North Loop” section of the circuit being extensively remodelled.
The Assen 500 round of the FIM World Endurance Championship will be the first world championship race to be held on the new track.
The circuit will be christened with a round of the Dutch Open Championship on the 2nd of April, with the World Endurance Championship race taking place two weeks later on Easter Monday, the 17th of April.
The new loop of the track begins at the end of …
AMA Superbike: Ducati Complete Test Program At Barber
Neil Hodgson and Ben Bostrom of the Parts Unlimited Ducati Team tested at Barber Motorsports Park on Monday and Tuesday. Both riders saw their schedule put into fast forward mode on Tuesday afternoon because of weather issues. Wet conditions at the tight 2.3-mile circuit on Tuesday morning kept the teams off the track until noon, but the afternoon saw a flurry of action on the Birmingham track. Fortunately, both riders were able to complete the testing program for their Ducati 999 Superbikes.
Neil Hodgson saw a best lap of 1:25.7, good for fourth fastest. “It was a good test for us …
AMA Superbike: Ducati Complete Test Program At Barber
Neil Hodgson and Ben Bostrom of the Parts Unlimited Ducati Team tested at Barber Motorsports Park on Monday and Tuesday. Both riders saw their schedule put into fast forward mode on Tuesday afternoon because of weather issues. Wet conditions at the tight 2.3-mile circuit on Tuesday morning kept the teams off the track until noon, but the afternoon saw a flurry of action on the Birmingham track. Fortunately, both riders were able to complete the testing program for their Ducati 999 Superbikes.
Neil Hodgson saw a best lap of 1:25.7, good for fourth fastest. “It was a good test for us …
BSB: Rizla Suzuki To Test In Spain
Rizla Suzuki will travel to the Guadix circuit in southern Spain for a two-day test session before prior to the second round of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship at Donington Park on April 9th.
After a pre-season test programme blighted by wet and cold weather, the move to Guadix, near Malaga on the south coast of Spain, is to try and ensure dry miles of testing for Rizla Suzuki. The 3km long circuit provides a mixture of fast, slow and multiple corners as well as a 750m straight which makes it ideal for Rizla Suzuki’s Shane Byrne and James Haydon to …